member the word which I said to you, A servant is not greater than his Lord." * If this be true, (and who will dispute it?) then let the supremacy of Christ be acknowledged and obeyed. His own words are "ye call me the Teacher, and the Lord, and ye say right, for I am. . . Verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his Lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him. If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye do them."‡

It is beyond dispute, that the teaching of Jesus has not held the first place in the teaching of his disciples. Creeds and systems of theology have overlaid the words of Christ, and sects and churches have erected standards of faith, and of authority: and have exacted belief and obedience" even unto death" from some of the most Christ-like men and women whose lives have adorned the gospel.

There are two statements by very different men that will illustrate the point referred to. In the preface to S. T. Coleridge's "Aids to Reflection," he says, "And lastly, for all who feel an interest in the position, I have undertaken to defend-this, namely, that the Christian faith (in which I include every article of belief and doctrine professed by the first Reformers in common) IS THE PERFECTION OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE: an interest sufficiently strong to ensure a patient attention to the arguments brought in its support." §

In the preface to the very able work by Dr. William G. T. Shedd, entitled "A History of Christian Doctrine," in 2 vols. 8vo., he candidly avows I have felt a profound interest in the Nicene Trinitarianism-the

* John xv, 20. John xiii, 13. John xiii, 16, 17.
P. vi. The italics and capitals are by Coleridge.

Soteriology and from these centres have taken my departures." P. viii.

On the other hand I avow that "I have felt a profound interest" in the existence and character of God, and in the anthropology and soteriology taught by Jesus Christ, and to this centre, or rather to Jesus Christ, I cling: and make all my teaching conform to his simple, elevated, divine, and glorious truths, doctrines, and precepts. To this supreme authority all schools and students: all churches and ministers must ultimately conform, and bow.

But it may be said that the teaching, and the supreme authority of Christ in his Church have been so long superseded and kept in abeyance, that to revive them would not only overthrow the teaching and authority of Councils and churches; but even of Christianity itself. With this objection I have no sympathy.

Bishop Watson in his preface to "A Collection of Theological Tracts, in six volumes," says, pp. xiii. and xiv. "It is no small part of the province of a teacher of Christianity, to distinguish between the word of God, and the additions which men have made to it. The objections of unbelievers are frequently levelled against what is not Christianity, but mere human system: and he will be best able to defend the former, who is least studious to support the airy pretensions of the latter. The effect of established systems in obstructing truth is to the last degree deplorable: Every one sees it in other churches, but scarcely any one suspects it in his own."

If to receive and obey the words of Christ and to decline the acceptance of ecclesiastical creeds and dogmas exclude those who do so from Christian fellowship, then

we must calmly wait until the churches will submit to the supreme authority of Jesus. Should this enlightenment and allegiance not transpire for some time to come, we must patiently wait for a fellowship that will have no Ecclesiastical limits, and in which all who love God and faithfully follow in the footsteps of his Son shall receive the Divine welcome, "Enter into the joy of thy Lord."

ROBERT AINSLIE.

10, Round Hill Crescent,

Brighton, August 28th, 1870.

Every word on record that was uttered by Jesus Christ will be found in the following pages, translated from the 8th Critical Edition of Tischendorf's Greek Testament, Lipsiæ, 1869. In the arrangement of the records of Christ's teaching, I have carefully studied Wiesler's Chronological Synopsis, Tischendorf's Synopsis Evangelica (1864), Greswell's Harmonia Evangelica, Dr. Robinson's "Harmony of the four Gospels in Greek," Chapman's Greek Harmony, and Dr. Stroud's "Greek Harmony of the four Gospels." References are given to where the words occur in the Gospels. The SAME WORDS are not repeated, when recorded by more than one Evangelist : but every variation affecting the sense is given and ascribed to its author. The places where the words were uttered are indicated as accurately as they are known.

R. A.

The first vol. is published containing the 4 Gospels, and the first part of the second vol, containing the Acts, Epistle of James, 1 and 2 of Peter, and the 1st chap. of First Epistle of John.-August, 1870.

THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS.

THE

HE earliest words of Jesus on record were uttered by him in the Temple when he was about twelve years of age. He had remained at Jerusalem after his parents and their fellow-travellers had left the city to return to Nazareth. On missing Jesus, his parents went back in search of him, and found him in the Temple.

Luke ii., 46, 48.

JESUS IN THE TEMPLE.

Jerusalem.

AND it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them: And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. And his parents seeing him were amazed and his mother said to him, Child, why didst thou thus to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing. And he said to them, Why is it that ye were seeking me? knew ye not that I must needs be in the house of my Father?

THE PUBLIC LIFE OF JESUS.

Matt. iii., 15. JESUS ASKING TO BE BAPTIZED. The Jordan. UT Jesus answering, said to him, Suffer it now: for

BUT sa to fulfil all righteousness.

Then he suffereth him.

Matt. iv., 4. Luke iv., 4. THE TEMPTATION.

Desert of Judæa,

BUT he answering, said, It hath been written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word proceeding out of the mouth of God.

Matt. iv., 7.-Luke iv., 12.

JESUS said to him: Again it hath been written, thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

THEN saith Jesus to him, Go away Satan; for it hath been written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou worship.

John i., 39. TO TWO OF THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN. Bethabara. WHAT seek ye?

JESUS having looked at him, said, Thou art Simon, the son of John: thou shalt be called Kephas: (which is, interpreted, Peter.)

BEHOLD an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. Before Philip called thee, thou being under the fig tree, I saw thee. Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to thee that I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. And he saith to him, Verily, verily, I say to you, ye shall see the Heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the son of man.

John ii., 4.

AT THE MARRIAGE FEAST.

Cana.

JESUS saith to her, Woman, what is that to me and My hour is not yet come.

to thee

John ii., 7, 8.

FILL the water pots with water.

And he

said to them, Draw out now, and bear to the governor of the feast.

THE TEMPLE.-TO THOSE WHO SOLD DOVES. John ii., 16. 19.

First Passover.

Jesus

TAKE these things hence, make not the house of my Father a house of merchandise. answered and said to them (the Jews), Temple and in three days I will raise it up.

Destroy this